World War Against Radical Islam

Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIS Targets in Iraq, Syria

Combined Joint Task
Force Operation Inherent Resolve continues to work by, with and through
regional partners to militarily defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria, or ISIS, in order to enable whole-of-coalition governmental
actions to increase regional stability.(Click
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Operation Roundup, which began May 1 to accelerate the defeat of ISIS in
the Middle Euphrates River Valley and Iraq-Syria border region, has continued
to gain ground and remove terrorists from the battlefield through offensive
operations coupled with precision coalition strike support.

Between July 23-29, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes,
consisting of 11 engagements, in Iraq and Syria

Strikes in Syria

There were no reported strikes conducted Syria yesterday.

On July 28, coalition military forces conducted a strike consisting of one
engagement against ISIS targets near Abu Kamal. The strike damaged an ISIS line
of communication.

On July 27, coalition military forces conducted six strikes consisting of
seven engagements against ISIS targets near Abu Kamal. The strikes destroyed
an ISIS fighting position and damaged three ISIS lines of communication.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Syria between July 23-26.

Strikes in Iraq

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq between July 27-29.

On July 26, coalition military forces conducted a strike consisting of one
engagement on ISIS targets near Rutbah. The strike engaged an ISIS tactical
unit and destroyed an ISIS pickup truck.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on July 25.

On July 24, coalition military forces conducted a strike consisting of two
engagements against ISIS targets near Makhmur. The strike engaged an ISIS
tactical unit.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on July 23.

Additional Strikes

On July 22, coalition military forces conducted four strikes in Syria that
were not reported in the previous release. The strikes consisted of four
engagements against ISIS targets near Abu Kamal that destroyed four ISIS
supply routes.

Part of Operation
Inherent Resolve

These strikes were conducted as part of Operation
Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and
Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits
the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations
throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials
said.

A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic
engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a
single or cumulative effect.

For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering
a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple
aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings
and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that
facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial
reports and may be refined, officials said.

The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in
a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of
individual munition impact points against a target.